Should this be credible information with respect to Sakic, I would like to see some the other greats join the organization. Roy for starters, and perhaps Bourque.

lostpuppysyndrome - May 9, 2013 at 9:03 AM

It’s nice but what is his role exactly? Maybe they need to focus a bit more on what to do with Sherman. They’re headed in the right direction with axing Sacco, but what has Sherman done in 4 years? The Avs’ prospect pool is ranked 29th on Hockey’s Future, and he’ll be best known for trading away Chris Stewart and Shattenkirk for Erik Johnson, which as we all know has worked out well…for the Blues.

His current role is that of an adviser, meaning, they bounce ideas off him to get his opinion. Enhancing his role to something more than adviser means he’s involved more in the decision making process, ie: hockey operations and/or asst GM. We’ll see.

I understand why Sherman has made every move he has. People need to let go of the trade with St Louis – we still don’t know what we have in Duncan Siemens who was the first round pick in that trade and by all accounts should be a solid defenseman. Shattenkirk was expendable given we had Elliott (who had been way too overhyped before he even played an NHL game) and Barrie (who has unexpectedly outperformed Elliott) in the system. Watching them both towards the end of the season you could see their game starting to progress which are good signs. I love Chris Stewart but most players play well after being traded to a new team – they want their old team to regret their decision to move him; his first full season wasn’t that great and only got resigned to a one year deal, this year he has been successful…..because he’s on a one year deal and would get shipped out if he didn’t perform. When the Blues resign him, they should do it for 2 years…anymore than that, don’t be surprised if he falls back into his inconsistent ways.

Johnson was picked up because he was a big body that can skate the puck and be tough to play against in the defensive zone. There are a lot of holes in the Avs’ defense making it hard for anyone to shine, but Johnson is the best defenseman on the team.

Sherman fleeced the Sharks to pull McGinn and 2 prospects (one being a top prospect in their system who is playing well for the Avs’ affiliate LEM.) The Sharks let Winnik walk to the Ducks and he was the best player the Sharks got in return.